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Topic: Prayer Request
Please pray for my grandchildren. Isabel is 3 and Lincoln is 17 months old. They both have strep throat. Also, please pray for my daughter and son-in-law, as they are also sick and need to get checked for strep as well. They live in Michigan, so I can't help them out with childcare, or meals, but the Lord knows what they need.
Thanks,
Trish
Thanks,
Trish
Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.
Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer
Topic: RE: Happy hump day!
I have a ton of empathy for believers who sin. I am one who has struggled with certain sins, even after I was saved. I encourage myself, and others with 1 John 1:9, and the passage in Hebrews where it discusses who Christ has empathy on us as well.
Not much else to share this morning. Will chat more later.
Hugs,
Trish
Not much else to share this morning. Will chat more later.
Hugs,
Trish
Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.
Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer
Topic: RE: Tuesday thoughts
Babble away! I love learning about folks here and how they've grown thru God's intervention. I feel like I've known you forever wish we lived closer I think we'd be good friends. Well we can still be friends on the net too! The more I learn about your past the more I admire your strength and courage. You have come such a long way!! And getting better every day, keep on truckin'!
Topic: Happy hump day!
Well today we are looking at how do you respond when someone you know fails, especially a Christian friend. Some may respond "Oh, I'd never do that." or "What do you expect, I saw that coming for a long time". It's easy to think we would never fall for moral sins or any other sins for that matter. However the more we think that, the more suceptible we are to falling for just that sin. Satan loves to use our hauty pride to trip us up. The Lord says we should forgive and pray for the sinner. We are all just one step away from being that same person. Given the right cir****tance we are all capable of falling a very long ways. So rather than cast disgust on these folks, pray for them and help them to get back up. We all have done things we are ashamed of but hopefully we have learned from this and moved on and up from there. God bless all! Karen
Topic: RE: Tuesday thoughts
I used to be a horrific shrew as a young, Christian wife and mother. My kids were terrified of me, and my now ex-husband hated me. He should have left me early in our marriage, but he chose to stay with me till our youngest was a senior in high school. We did marital therapy for years, and I started to change a few years before our marriage ended, but the woman who people saw at church was the antithesis of the wife and mother my family knew.
When my husband left, it broke me. God opened my eyes to things I did throughout my marriage that horrified me, and humbled me. I prayed for years for a reconciliation, and refused to be open to dating, even after our divorce was final. I was committed to staying single, in case my husband considered reconciling. The weekend my ex remarried, I was devastated. God gave me the strength to get through that by having the movie, "The Passion of the Christ," released in the theaters. I went away for that weekend, to the Jersey Shore, because my children were coming into town to attend the wedding, and I did not want them to see me broken.
For a while, I was bitter, and it hurt my children for a while, till they confronted me. I was even rude to my ex's new wife, refusing to meet her. It was not that I hated her. I was insecure about my looks and personality. He did not meet her until our marriage was finalized, and he never cheated on me.
Now, all of us are good friends, and my ex and his wife invite my family to their home around the holidays for Christmas dinner. They also welcome me to their home whenever my grandchildren are in town, since my kids stay with them. I live in a tiny apartment, and they have a large home.
All this is a prelude to say that I am as loving and gentle with people as possible. As a social worker, I have a heart for hurting people. We have a saying in the helping professions. We call ourselves "Wounded Healers." Since I was a traumatized, abused child, I lashed out at the people who needed me the most because I knew no better. (I also have bipolar disorder, but did not know that then.) Now, I have enormous empathy for my clients when I do therapy, or work in a psychiatric hospital. I understand most of my clients at some level.
There are times when I am attacked by guilt, shame and remorse over how I was when my children were little. I made a lot of mistakes, even after my divorce. This contributes to my depression at times. But, I am blessed with the fact that none of my children hold the past against me. My daughter and I sometimes clash, because she is a lot like her father in personality and perfectionism, but we are working on avoiding conflicts, because both of us want a good relationship and are willing to work toward that.
Sorry this is so long. I babble a lot.
When my husband left, it broke me. God opened my eyes to things I did throughout my marriage that horrified me, and humbled me. I prayed for years for a reconciliation, and refused to be open to dating, even after our divorce was final. I was committed to staying single, in case my husband considered reconciling. The weekend my ex remarried, I was devastated. God gave me the strength to get through that by having the movie, "The Passion of the Christ," released in the theaters. I went away for that weekend, to the Jersey Shore, because my children were coming into town to attend the wedding, and I did not want them to see me broken.
For a while, I was bitter, and it hurt my children for a while, till they confronted me. I was even rude to my ex's new wife, refusing to meet her. It was not that I hated her. I was insecure about my looks and personality. He did not meet her until our marriage was finalized, and he never cheated on me.
Now, all of us are good friends, and my ex and his wife invite my family to their home around the holidays for Christmas dinner. They also welcome me to their home whenever my grandchildren are in town, since my kids stay with them. I live in a tiny apartment, and they have a large home.
All this is a prelude to say that I am as loving and gentle with people as possible. As a social worker, I have a heart for hurting people. We have a saying in the helping professions. We call ourselves "Wounded Healers." Since I was a traumatized, abused child, I lashed out at the people who needed me the most because I knew no better. (I also have bipolar disorder, but did not know that then.) Now, I have enormous empathy for my clients when I do therapy, or work in a psychiatric hospital. I understand most of my clients at some level.
There are times when I am attacked by guilt, shame and remorse over how I was when my children were little. I made a lot of mistakes, even after my divorce. This contributes to my depression at times. But, I am blessed with the fact that none of my children hold the past against me. My daughter and I sometimes clash, because she is a lot like her father in personality and perfectionism, but we are working on avoiding conflicts, because both of us want a good relationship and are willing to work toward that.
Sorry this is so long. I babble a lot.
Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.
Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer
Topic: Tuesday thoughts
Today my lesson was about are we trying to write the book or are we being the book? Well for starters we don't need to write the book because God has alreay taken care of that. What we need to do is to portray that book in our everyday life. Now we have to accept the fact that we will never be perfect here on earth but we do need to try our best to show who God is thru our actions and behaviors. Would people guess that we are children of the most high God by our daily walk? Or would they say I don't see you as being anywhere close to being a Christian. Hopefully they see us as kind, compassionate people who DO realize we aren't perfect but are striving to be the people God wants us to be. What do you think? God bless! Karen
Topic: RE: Doing a little better
I'm very proud of you! You grabbed the bull by the horns and went out there and did something. Sometimes just physically moving helps (hard I know when you hurt), you reached out to help people less fortunate.
That always helps me to get out of my own little zone. So glad you're doing better today!
That always helps me to get out of my own little zone. So glad you're doing better today!
Topic: Doing a little better
Thank you all for your prayers. Today was a much better day than yesterday. In spite of a really bad freezing rain storm, which was on top of an inch of snow, I got up early and took my dog to daycamp for the day, because I did not want to walk him on the ice. I then went to the pain specialist and got some ideas for temporary relief from the chronic pain. After going to the pharmacy, I came home and made a big pot of homemade turkey noodle soup for our homeless ministry. My church is one of four churches that bring the homeless in from the cold on bad nights, and feeds them a hot meal before they go to bed. We have a freezer that church members fill with homemade soup. My sister had given me a turkey yesterday, and I roasted it yesterday, and made some soup today. I also cleaned my living room, and vaccuumed it. Finally, I picked up my dog from camp, and am getting ready to head to an AA meeting around the corner from my apartment. I can walk to it.
Long story short, I am doing better than the past few days. My pain is lessened, thanks to the pain specialist's nurse. Also, helping the homeless with cooking, one of my favorite activities, helps me a great deal.
Thanks for praying.
Hugs,
Trish
Long story short, I am doing better than the past few days. My pain is lessened, thanks to the pain specialist's nurse. Also, helping the homeless with cooking, one of my favorite activities, helps me a great deal.
Thanks for praying.
Hugs,
Trish
Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.
Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer
Topic: RE: Need Prayer
Thank you Dixie,
Praise the Lord, I am not tempted to drink...it is not an option. I know this is chemical, and the doctor will help me. I am grateful for the psychiatrist and therapist God has sent me.
Hugs,
Trish
Praise the Lord, I am not tempted to drink...it is not an option. I know this is chemical, and the doctor will help me. I am grateful for the psychiatrist and therapist God has sent me.
Hugs,
Trish
Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.
Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer
Topic: RE: Need Prayer
Trish, I am praying that the Lord will bless you with peace. Stay sober. You can get through this, for we can do all thing through Christ which strengthens us. Jesus, strengthen Trish and hold her near to thee.
Dixie Darlin'
HW 252 / Consult Weigh 247 /SW 235 / CW 187 / GW 160
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